David, in blue shorts and white vest, posed looking down over the water as it splashed over the rocks.

A Spanish tourist slipped and fell dead at a waterfall in Thailand shortly after posing for photos at the tourist spot.

David Rocamundi Conesa, 26, was walking with seven other friends on Saturday afternoon to the top of the idyllic Na Muang 2 waterfall in Koh Samui.

The group reached the top and posed for photos overlooking the breathtaking jungle landscape.

David, in blue shorts and white vest, posed looking down over the water as it splashed over the rocks.

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But tragically, the resident of Barcelona slipped away a moment later while the police believed he was trying to climb over the wet surface of the rocks.

Rescue workers searched the area and later found David's lifeless body in a puddle at the bottom of the waterfall later that night.

He had a six-inch long wound on his head and was pronounced dead on the spot.

The police recovered the body the next morning because it was too dark to reach.

Police assistant Suphakit Phetset said that David's body was found Saturday around 11 p.m.

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David Rocamundi Conesa, 26, was walking with seven other friends on Saturday afternoon on the 0.6 mile (1 km) trek to the top of the idyllic Na Muang 2 waterfall in Koh Samui. After taking photos at the top, but tragically, the youngster slipped out of Barcelona while the police believed he was trying to clamber over the wet surface of the boulders.

Rescue workers searched the area and later found David's lifeless body in a puddle at the bottom of the waterfall later that night. He had a six-inch long wound on his head and was pronounced dead on the spot.

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Suphakit said: & # 39; Police and the rescue team could not restore the body due to the circumstances & # 39; at night.

& # 39; The body was partially submerged in shallow water. His face was in the water. We believe that the victim sustained a head injury and then drowned in the pool between the rocks.

& # 39; Interviewing friends of the tourist is expected to just go down the waterfall and slip and fall. However, the exact cause of death will be investigated. & # 39;

David's friends told the police that after taking photos at the top of the waterfall, he decided to leave the group to walk back alone

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Police assistant Suphakit Phetset said that David's body was found Saturday around 11 p.m.

David's friends told the police that after taking photos at the top of the waterfall, he decided to leave the group to walk back alone.

The others went back to their accommodation before they asked the staff to call the emergency services when he had not returned at 4.30 p.m.

It was found around 11 p.m. Rescue workers put his body on a stretcher the next morning.

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Officials on the island contacted the Spanish embassy to inform David's relatives of his death.

Police Assistant Suphakit added: & We must remind everyone who travels to Koh Samui to be extra careful in nature. Always stay with the group or guides. & # 39;

The others returned to their accommodation before asking the staff to call the emergency services when he had not returned at 4.30 p.m.

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Friends of the victim are comforted while rescue workers find David's body